The Glass Knife

April 15, 2023
Terrazzo Floor Shares History of Hospitality
For Steve Brown, the owner of The Glass Knife in Winter Park, Fla., the stylish design of his new café’s interior is all about telling…
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November 15, 2023
It Takes a Team: How to Design for Terrazzo
A visit with Anita AmbrizWhat makes a terrazzo project successful? We asked an expert–Anita Ambriz, owner of the Chicago-based Ambriz Graphic Design, an experiential graphic designer who is experienced…
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October 30, 2023
A Brief History of the Terrazzo Divider Strip
Making an Aesthetic Virtue of a Functional NecessityHistorically one of the sole objections to using terrazzo floors was cracking. As far back as 1893, various European patents were issued for methods of…
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October 15, 2023
Life Cycle for a Lifetime
Four Historic Courthouses Showcase 100-year-old Original Terrazzo FloorsWhen four 100-year-old courthouses in the Pacific Northwest put together their building preservation plans, the original terrazzo floors, stairs, and walls were rated a significant…
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September 30, 2023
Teaching Tools in Terrazzo
In Kentucky High SchoolStudents at Hart County High School always know where they stand, just by looking at their feet:
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September 15, 2023
Painting a Picture with Stone
'21st-Century Glyphs' Celebrate the African-American Experience: Artist Hubert Massey: Storyteller in TerrazzoAn outdoor mural in Detroit’s Harmonie Park/Paradise Valley tells the story of its community, through the medium of rustic terrazzo and through the eyes of…
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August 30, 2023
Educational Opportunity in Floor Design
2020 Terrazzo Honor Award Winner: Fairforest Middle School, Spartanburg, SC“When the school district asked us to include a 100-seat planetarium in the design for the new Fairforest Middle School, we were inspired to make…
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August 1, 2023
David M. Schwarz Architects
A Tradition of Award-winning Terrazzo DesignsDavid M. Schwarz Architects (DMSAS) has specified terrazzo in numerous civic projects. The firm’s designs have earned countless awards, including several National Terrazzo & Mosaic…
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July 15, 2023
NTMA Job of the Year 2022
Traditional Venetian Terrazzo at Houston's Museum of Fine ArtsThe National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association (NTMA) announced the industry’s highest honor, the Job of the Year, on February 12 at the association’s 99th annual…
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July 1, 2023
Terrazzo Artistry Honors Ponti’s Modernist Legacy
Elliptical Central Staircase at the Heart of Denver Art Museum TransformationDenver Art Museum’s LEED-certified expansion and transformation of its campus celebrated its grand reopening in 2021. Another cause of celebration this year is the 50th…
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June 15, 2023
Elegant Centenarian Avoids the Wrecking Ball
Original Cement Terrazzo Tile is Restored and Matched with Poured Epoxy Terrazzo.Restoration began in 2018 with a plan to bring the Cook County Hospital back to life. The Chicago landmark was completed in 1916 as a…
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June 1, 2023
Terrazzo Over Bouncing Wood Joists?
Where There’s a Will, There’s a WayGallagher’s Steak House was established in the Times Square District in New York City in 1927. In 2015, a new epoxy thin-set terrazzo floor was…
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May 15, 2023
Trending in Terrazzo
Glass Aggregates for Even More Versatile & Sustainable TerrazzoOf all the installations submitted for the annual National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association (NTMA) Honor Award judging in the past four years, over two-thirds of…